Safe Life Acquires GoRescue Brands and First Rescue Training & Supplies
April 10, 2024
Stockholm-based Safe Life completed two add-on acquisitions, acquiring U.S. training and AED distributor GoRescue Brands, Inc. and U.K. e‑commerce retailer First Rescue Training & Supplies Limited. These are Safe Life's 23rd and 24th add-ons since 2019 and expand the group's AED market share, program-management capabilities and e‑commerce presence across North America and the U.K.
- Buyers
- Safe Life
- Targets
- GoRescue Brands, Inc, First Rescue Training & Supplies Limited
- Platforms
- Safe Life
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- United States and United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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